Lowell Bennett, one of the most accomplished short-track drivers in Wisconsin, winning FRRC titles in 1991 and 98 and was the Red, White and Blue champion at WIR in 1999. In addition to winning titles at Slinger Speedway in 1996, 2000 and last year, Bennett also won the World Series of Asphalt Racing in Florida in 1997 and is a two-time champion of the Midwest All-Star Racing Series (1999 and 2000). Bennsett, 43, recently purchased a car from the BACE Motorsports team and intends to compete in up to five BGN races this year, starting with the June 30 race at the Milwaukee Mile. The timing was perfect for Bennett because BACE recently announced that, with help from Andy Petree, who owns the Winston Cup #55 car driven by Bobby Hamilton, it was going to become more involved in Winston Cup with its driver, Chad Little, for at least 15 races. Thus, it needed to unload some of its Busch cars. Bennett has already applied for his NASCAR license, and when he gets it hell be approved to race on tracks up to one-mile in length. They took into consideration my experience, the champion-ships and the things weve been doing. Bennett said. I had to give them references and I gave them Rusty Wallace and Rich Bickle, two guys Ive gotten to know pretty well. Everything I submitted is in order. Im just waiting for a number and a rulebook. In addition to Milwaukee, hes also looking at entering the races at Gateway in Madison, Ill., Indianapolis Raceway Park, Memphis and possibly one more. He also plans to defend his championship at Slinger on Sunday nights, and run as many races as he can at Wisconsin International Raceway, as long as he doesnt have a Busch conflict. We have a dynamite motor program with Carl Wegner, but were going to be racing against people who have 25 to 30 employees and 12 cars, he said.(paraphrased from the Post-Crescent) and more info on the Lowell Bennett Motorsports site(4-30-2002)
